One of the doorprizes at the ISBA meeting was a swarm catcher. It was a very ingenious device. It was made of a large bucket with lid and string attached to lid. The bucket was on a pole and you could add several lengths of pole. When you come upon a swarm, just put the bucket under the swarm and jam upwards. Then pull the string and the lid closes. Neat in theory, but would it work???

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Sure it would work. You can improvise alot of devices similar to that to recover swarms hanging on limbs. Just pull it back down, pour them into a hive body, then lay the basket beside it so the rest can march in. I always liked to put a frame of open brood in the box to help hold them.